The Latest Breaking News from Earth

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon positions itself between Earth and the sun, casting a shadow over Earth. We explore the type of solar eclipses here.

Experts from the European Space Agency's asteroid team, along with others at the European Southern Observatory, have officially taken = ‘2021 QM1’ off their asteroid risk list

Nasa has recently announced US$600,000 (£495,000) in funding for a study into the feasibility of sending swarms of miniature swimming robots (known as independent micro-swimmers) to explore oceans beneath the icy shells of our Solar System’s many “ocean worlds”. But don’t imagine metal humanoids swimming frog-like underwater. They will probably…

It is hoped the satellite will soar past the moon before being pulled back into its orbit

Discover interesting facts about where sharks live, how big they can get, and how likely it is to get bitten by one.

A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth on Monday and is headed toward the moon, the latest step in NASA's plan to land astronauts on the lunar surface again. It's been an unusual journey already for the Capstone satellite. It was…

A satellite the size of a microwave oven successfully broke free from its orbit around Earth and is headed toward the moon

The solar eruption snowploughed dense layers of plasma towards Earth, triggering geomagnetic storms in two states in America, according to weather data

Manchester University experts are designing AI-powered robots to work in some of the most hazardous places on Earth and outer space.